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Exhibit 12.1

STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

		Year Ended December 31,													For the nine months ended September 30,
		1999			2000		2001		2002		2003		2004		2003		2004
Earnings
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes, minority interest and extraordinary item	$	(9,569	)	$	29,794	$	90,322	$	173,496	$	222,553	$	261,801	$	161,919	$	195,011
	Interest and amortization of deferred finance costs		116,191			127,070		94,248		62,560		70,792		77,856		51,926		56,269
	Amortization of capitalized interest		57			113		193		287		370		433		269		321
	Implicit rental interest expense		6,257			7,710		10,507		13,425		17,289		20,347		12,587		15,053
Total Earnings		$	112,936		$	164,687	$	195,270	$	249,768	$	311,004	$	360,437	$	226,701	$	266,654
Fixed Charges
	Interest and amortization of deferred finance costs		116,191			127,070		94,248		62,560		70,792		77,856		51,926		56,269
	Capitalized interest		1,400			2,493		3,100		3,500		2,300		2,131		1,511		1,784
	Implicit rental interest expense		6,257			7,710		10,507		13,425		17,289		20,347		12,587		15,053
Total fixed charges		$	123,848		$	137,273	$	107,855	$	79,485	$	90,381	$	100,334	$	66,024	$	73,106
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)			—			1.20		1.81		3.14		3.44		3.59		3.43		3.65

(1)

Earnings before fixed charges were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $10,912,000 for the year ended December 31, 1999.

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Exhibit 12.1

STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)